Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-02-19
"Allright."
"Thank yon. Good bye"

"Allright."
"Thank you. Good bye"
The child lay still and white Of
the rug. and the big dog was lick
ing his hand.
"Wlly! If the child is lost I'll bet
ter call a district messenger ant
let him find an officer, and he en-
take the child TO the station AM
telegraph to it's folks. WOndec
didn't think of that before"
She moved the chair to the sig
nal box, intending to turn the han
die part way to call !, messenger
In her haste she had turned it tot
far.
"Thercl do believe I've called:
messenger and policeman aud al
the engines"
The child seemed very white anC
still. and the first visitor pat hi.
bandagefl paw in her ha ID and
howled in Il dismal way, has fright
ened her. The water and towel wer'
istilisthere, and she Ilgle stsstlown
s@Itlra little shiyer OF alaSal: inc
began to bathethe child's face
Tile first visitor lay down andspn
his head OH Che floor, and watched
her with big, wisttulseyes.
"Deary inc! didn't think ths
lame aud the lost wonl,l be quite 81
troublesome. Gracious! There's
the bell. I hope it is not the com
pany. | shall tell them I'm not re
criying just now"
The bell rang again furionsls ,ant
there seemed to be AZ terrible clat-
ter in the street. Sue looked ouI
OF the window, and there were f1ul
Callers district messenger boy
and IL fireman, and IL policeman
and IL young man, who looked like
a doctor. She ran to the door, and
the visitors all spoke a. once.
"Messenger, Miss2" Where's the
tires Did you telephone for doc
tors WHAT'S the trouble, Missi"
Before she could rep,y the fire
MIN boldly pushed into the hall
and after him came all the others
followed by two more policemen
aud another fireman and two little
men with pencils aud noCe books
81 receive to day, aud there's q
lame child and Il lost dog. No
There's no fire. [ made IA mistake
The signal just flew round Of it
self.n
By this time her numerous vi>i
tors had reached the dining room
"Bill," the policeman, 'watcl
the door. Let no one in but the men
Seems this kid is alone.'
Suddenly the visitor jumped uE
with bark, and leapetl so hgl
his fore paws reste'l OH the should
ers of the Dig fireman.
"Why! It's Nose! It's Nose
It's the Hook and Ladder Compa
ny's lost dog. What hurt your foot
Mose7"
"JimmeyTr remarked the police
man. "Heres the lost child W.
have been OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Bin. call back to the station fol
Mrs. Flarilyw
"The child is Sick,n said the mali
who seemed to be IL doctor. 'It''
Il mercy it was taken in before il
dropped in the street. Better Cal
an ambulance, sergeant
All this and ever SO much moro
was said, and End explained tt
the sergeant all about her visitors
Then the fireman marched out, fol
lowed by the joyful Nose, and the
man put him OH top of tn,
truck and drove away in triumph
1t was wonderful how quickly Che
ambulance arrived; but somebody
else came quicker still, and there
was crying and laughing all min
gled together, as u big woman, II
II red shawl and hat, came in AIT
picked up the torlorn little mite 0
a child in herarms, and kissed Eni'
and said:
"May the Lord kape ye, little Ia
III for takln' in me precious Mickey
and to think it's New Years Day
and thank you kindly, and 0, Doc
tor, it's never the ambylauce
wants, but its mothers arms. Go'
bless ye alp
And with that the reporter stop
ped writing in his little books, AM
the ambulance drove quickly away
il loud ring of its bell, and the doc
tor and policeman shook Enid b.
the hand, and the people out in til
the street drif5ed out Of sight Ii
the darkness, and only tie mes
senger boy remained.
"If you please, Miss, sign m
time card"
"Gracious!" Have you bee
waiting all this time. There's II
message, thank you. Shall | sig
: my full name? There it is, and goof
night. Tm real sleepy. Shut tn
door hard. I'm so sleepy"
.sEnid! Enid! Wake up, deary
: Why, you're fast asleep in the rug
and it's past ten o'clock"
1t was her mother. She ha
come, and New Years Day was o'
er.
"Mercy! Enid! What confusion
the room is IN. You must have ha
, a great deal of company"
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